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Where's Your Garden?

I have a client in the Twin Cities - a mother of two little brown boys. She put copies of their passports in their backpacks, and goes to meetings at their school to hear the plan should heavily-armed, masked men enter. Ahh, the things we get to plan for. In America. In 2026. My client draws fr...

Feb 03, 2026 firelight adventures friendship

Are You Rich in Social Capital?

Tell me if this feels familiar. The group text bings and someone suggests lunch. One person hearts the message. Two say “Yaaaaaassss! Soon.” One says “this week is wild, next week maybe?” Then nothing happens. A few days later someone sends a meme. Then a birthday gif. Then a “thinking of you ❤️....

Jan 27, 2026 firelight adventures friendship social capital

Is it Time for Friend Camp?

I haven't always been a good friend. Over the past several months, evidence for that claim has bubbled up and flashed before me like a haunt from the ghost of friendship past. Fifth grade, in particular, stands out as the time when friendship became an exercise in kill or be killed. The boys got...

Dec 30, 2025 friendship loneliness midlife

How to Tackle Loneliness.

I was walking through my neighborhood this morning, realizing how much I like walking through my neighborhood in the morning. No fewer than six of my neighbors leaned out their front doors or hollered down the street to say hi. That sounds like a small thing. It's not. There's a loneliness epid...

Nov 18, 2025 friendship loneliness social fabric

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